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Medical and dental practices in Raleigh County, WV
The medical and dental practices in Raleigh County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,390 of 2,394 scored counties
#43 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 267
- 25 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 142
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On medical and dental services · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $102K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 92.1
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,775
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Raleigh County scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,390 of 2,394 scored counties and #43 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 267 medical and dental practices in Raleigh County. 25 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 92.1 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $940 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Raleigh County spend about $27.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $102K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Raleigh County in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 204 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $645K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Raleigh County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Raleigh County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Raleigh County compares
The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Raleigh County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 92.1 | 58.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $102K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 204 | 372 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | −4.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $940 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,150 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 157 → 142−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,450
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $99.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26725 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $645K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Raleigh County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Raleigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,775−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 29,004
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $52,150+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,506
- Median home value
- $150,900
- Jobs located here
- 34,669
- Daytime population
- 82,083Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 76 | 86 | 37.7 | $332K | +9.2% | #178 of 2,394 |
| 2Hampshire County, WV | 74 | 23 | 26.6 | $376K | +4.4% | #231 of 2,394 |
| 3Morgan County, WV | 65 | 32 | 43.6 | $239K | +5.5% | #549 of 2,394 |
| 4Berkeley County, WV | 63 | 233 | 45.7 | $247K | +13.7% | #622 of 2,394 |
| 5Taylor County, WV | 62 | 16 | 24.2 | $416K | −2.4% | #642 of 2,394 |
| 6Mineral County, WV | 62 | 32 | 28.8 | $359K | −0.4% | #645 of 2,394 |
| 7Wayne County, WV | 60 | 33 | 20.9 | $464K | −4.0% | #726 of 2,394 |
| 8Preston County, WV | 59 | 42 | 32.8 | $306K | −0.6% | #776 of 2,394 |
| 9Grant County, WV | 59 | 16 | 36.4 | $270K | +0.4% | #780 of 2,394 |
| 10Hardy County, WV | 58 | 20 | 33.6 | $282K | +0.7% | #818 of 2,394 |
| 43Raleigh County, WV | 7 | 267 | 92.1 | $102K | −3.5% | #2,390 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Raleigh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics7
- Dentists and orthodontists16
- Primary care and pediatrics5
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy21
- Optometrists and eye care15
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Raleigh County, WV?
There are 267 medical and dental practices on map listings in Raleigh County as of September 2026. 25 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 75 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Raleigh County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.3M a year, or $940 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 267 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $102K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,004 households in Raleigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Raleigh County, WV compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Raleigh County has 92.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $102K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Raleigh County would have about 179, against 267 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 204 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Raleigh County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Raleigh County at 71,775 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,004 households. Median household income in Raleigh County is $52,150, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Raleigh County scores 7 for medical and dental practices (very low), #2,390 of 2,394 scored counties.
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